Patents by Inventor Michael Kohnle

Michael Kohnle has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10541396
    Abstract: In order to enable a connection between measuring points of an electro-chemical device and a monitoring unit of the electro-chemical device to be easily and rapidly established, there is proposed a conduit system for connecting a plurality of voltage tapping points and/or temperature measuring points of an electro-chemical device to a monitoring unit of the electro-chemical device which comprises a plurality of voltage tapping lines and/or temperature measuring lines and a stiffening structure in which and/or on which the plurality of voltage tapping lines and/or temperature measuring lines are arranged at least in sections thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventors: Mark Laderer, Armin Diez, Jan Groshert, Michael Kohnle, Wolfgang Fritz, Christoph Tamegger, Matthias Müller
  • Publication number: 20180269444
    Abstract: In order to enable a connection between measuring points of an electro-chemical device and a monitoring unit of the electro-chemical device to be easily and rapidly established, there is proposed a conduit system for connecting a plurality of voltage tapping points and/or temperature measuring points of an electro-chemical device to a monitoring unit of the electro-chemical device which comprises a plurality of voltage tapping lines and/or temperature measuring lines and a stiffening structure in which and/or on which the plurality of voltage tapping lines and/or temperature measuring lines are arranged at least in sections thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Mark Laderer, Armin Diez, Jan Groshert, Michael Kohnle, Wolfgang Fritz, Christoph Tamegger, Matthias Müller
  • Patent number: 10056588
    Abstract: In order to enable a connection between measuring points of an electro-chemical device and a monitoring unit of the electro-chemical device to be easily and rapidly established, there is proposed a conduit system for connecting a plurality of voltage tapping points and/or temperature measuring points of an electro-chemical device to a monitoring unit of the electro-chemical device which comprises a plurality of voltage tapping lines and/or temperature measuring lines and a stiffening structure in which and/or on which the plurality of voltage tapping lines and/or temperature measuring lines are arranged at least in sections thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventors: Mark Laderer, Armin Diez, Jan Groshert, Michael Kohnle, Wolfgang Fritz, Christoph Tamegger, Matthias Müller
  • Patent number: 9385359
    Abstract: A cell connector is provided by means of which an electrically conductive connection between a voltage tapping point and a voltage tapping line can be established, wherein the cell connector is for the connection of a first cell terminal of a first electro-chemical cell and a second cell terminal of a second electro-chemical cell and includes a voltage tapping point with a contact element for connection to a terminal element of a voltage tapping line and also a longitudinal axis and a peripheral wall extending about the longitudinal axis. The contact element includes a base material, which is at least partially pre-coated with a contacting material in an initial state, and reshaped from the initial state into a final state such that the proportion of the peripheral wall coated with the contacting material to the overall peripheral angular extent of the peripheral wall amounts to more than 50%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Fritz, Jan Groshert, Christoph Tamegger, Michael Kohnle, Mark Laderer
  • Patent number: 9343724
    Abstract: To provide a cell connector for the electrically conductive connection of a first cell terminal of a first electrochemical cell and a second cell terminal of a second electrochemical cell of an electrochemical device, which allows a reliable and fail-safe connection of the cell terminals, it is proposed that the cell connector comprises a first contact section for connection to the first cell terminal, a second contact section for connection to the second cell terminal and an elastically and/or plastically deformable compensation region, which connects the first contact section and the second contact section to one another and allows a movement of these contact sections relative to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignees: ElringKlinger AG, Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jan Groshert, Armin Diez, Wolfgang Fritz, Michael Kohnle, Axelle Hauck, Philipp Petz, Hubertus Goesmann
  • Patent number: 9105949
    Abstract: In order to enable the temperature in the region of at least one of the cell terminals that are connected to one another in an electrically conductive manner by a cell connector to be determined in a simple and reliable manner, there is proposed a cell connector for connecting a first cell terminal of a first electro-chemical cell and a second cell terminal of a second electro-chemical cell of an electro-chemical device in an electrically conductive manner which comprises a base body and a temperature sensing element that is fixed to the base body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignees: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventors: Armin Diez, Jan Groshert, Mark Laderer, Christoph Tamegger, Matthias Müller, Wolfgang Fritz, Michael Kohnle, Hubertus Goesmann, Philipp Petz, Axelle Hauck, Christoph Born
  • Patent number: 8562696
    Abstract: In order to produce a connecting device for the electrically conductive connection of a plurality of cell terminals of electro-chemical cells of an electro-chemical device which enables the cell connector to be mounted on the electro-chemical cells in a simple and rapid manner wherein the device comprises two or more cell connectors for respectively connecting two cell terminals of different electro-chemical cells to one another in electrically conductive manner, it is proposed that, in an assembly state of the connecting device, at least two cell connectors be integrally connected together after separating out the cell connectors from a starting material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignees: ElringKlinger AG, Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Axelle Hauck, Philipp Petz, Hubertus Goeshann, Jan Groshert, Armin Diez, Wolfgang Fritz, Michael Kohnle
  • Publication number: 20120328919
    Abstract: In order to enable a connection between measuring points of an electro-chemical device and a monitoring unit of the electro-chemical device to be easily and rapidly established, there is proposed a conduit system for connecting a plurality of voltage tapping points and/or temperature measuring points of an electro-chemical device to a monitoring unit of the electro-chemical device which comprises a plurality of voltage tapping lines and/or temperature measuring lines and a stiffening structure in which and/or on which the plurality of voltage tapping lines and/or temperature measuring lines are arranged at least in sections thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Mark Laderer, Armin Diez, Jan Groshert, Michael Kohnle, Wolfgang Fritz, Christoph Tamegger, Matthias Müller
  • Publication number: 20120276431
    Abstract: To provide a cell connector for the electrically conductive connection of a first cell terminal of a first electrochemical cell and a second cell terminal of a second electrochemical cell of an electrochemical device, which allows a reliable and fail-safe connection of the cell terminals, it is proposed that the cell connector comprises a first contact section for connection to the first cell terminal, a second contact section for connection to the second cell terminal and an elastically and/or plastically deformable compensation region, which connects the first contact section and the second contact section to one another and allows a movement of these contact sections relative to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: Jan Groshert, Armin Diez, Wolfgang Fritz, Michael Kohnle, Axelle Hauck, Philipp Petz, Hubertus Goesmann
  • Publication number: 20110097618
    Abstract: In order to produce a connecting device for the electrically conductive connection of a plurality of cell terminals of electro-chemical cells of an electro-chemical device which enables the cell connector to be mounted on the electro-chemical cells in a simple and rapid manner wherein the device comprises two or more cell connectors for respectively connecting two cell terminals of different electro-chemical cells to one another in electrically conductive manner, it is proposed that, in an assembly state of the connecting device, at least two cell connectors be integrally connected together after separating out the cell connectors from a starting material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Inventors: Axelle Hauck, Philipp Petz, Hubertus Goesmann, Jan Groshert, Armin Diez, Wolfgang Fritz, Michael Kohnle